... environment, contributed to 20 months delay and a cost over-run of more than £1 billion. Nevertheless, the project has set new standards for safety, environmental management and quality. Not a single life was lost in its construction, the work caused amazingly little disruption to Londoners and the design...

... high risebuildings, conslruction of which was delayed when Olympia & York went into liqui. dation.There was thweforejmtentially an unW and load from soil,ground water and surcharge loading on the south upperwallsof the station. Uncertainty about the time-scaleforthe c o n s h c tion...

... at critical points such as signalled intersections. In a city of 3·5 million people, this is not simply an inconvenience, but the direct cause of delay, and consequently increased cost of delivery of goods or performance of services. Traffic controllers have tried to improve rates of traffic flows...

...D C BROWN; M J RILEY © Thomas Telford and ICE 1998 SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY WESTMINSTER DREDGING BEACHES SHINGLE STABILISATION PARTNERING CASE STUDIES SPITS CONTRACTS DELAYS PROJECTS IMPROVEMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS CLIENTS ENGINEERS PRODUCTIVITY HURST...

...R P J CLARKE; C N P MACKENZIE; TELFORD UK THAMES LONDON TOOTING BEC STREATHAM BRIXTON RADBOURNE ROAD WATER RINGS MAINS RING CONSTRUCTION TUNNELS GROUND PROBLEMS TUNNELLING MACHINERY SILT INUNDATION SOLUTIONS COMPLETION PLANNING DELAYS SHIELDS CLAYS LONDON CLAY...